Top 100 baby names in Ireland 2012
CSO figures for babies registered in 2012. See the latest list for 2025.
Number 1 girls
Emily
626 babies
Number 1 boys
Jack
831 babies
New to the top 100
Hollie, Evie, Ailbhe, Amelie, Natalia, Hanna
Girls
| # | Name | Babies | vs 2011 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 626 | · | |
| 2 | Sophie | 577 | · | |
| 3 | Emma | 497 | · | |
| 4 | Grace | 461 | · | |
| 5 | Lily | 449 | · | |
| 6 | Mia | 446 | ▲6 | |
| 7 | Ella | 445 | ▲4 | |
| 8 | Ava | 440 | · | |
| 9 | Lucy | 439 | ▼2 | |
| 10 | Sarah | 430 | ▼4 | |
| 11 | Aoife | 426 | ▲2 | |
| 12 | Amelia | 409 | ▲20 | |
| 13 | Hannah | 368 | ▲4 | |
| 14 | Katie | 353 | ▼4 | |
| 15 | Chloe | 345 | ▼6 | |
| 16 | Caoimhe | 334 | ▼2 | |
| 17 | Saoirse | 317 | ▲2 | |
| 18 | Kate | 316 | ▼3 | |
| 19 | Holly | 312 | ▲4 | |
| 20 | Ruby | 302 | · | |
| 21 | Sophia | 299 | ▲8 | |
| 22 | Anna | 296 | ▼4 | |
| 23 | Lauren | 290 | ▼1 | |
| 24 | Leah | 287 | ▼9 | |
| 25 | Amy | 253 | · | |
| 26 | Isabelle | 252 | ▲1 | |
| 27 | Molly | 251 | ▲6 | |
| 28 | Ellie | 250 | ▼4 | |
| 29 | Jessica | 236 | ▲2 | |
| 30 | Olivia | 230 | ▼2 | |
| 31 | Roisin | 229 | ▲3 | |
| 32 | Ciara | 227 | ▼6 | |
| 33 | Kayla | 198 | ▼12 | |
| 34 | Julia | 196 | ▲1 | |
| 34 | Zoe | 196 | ▲3 | |
| 36 | Laura | 191 | · | |
| 37 | Niamh | 185 | ▼7 | |
| 38 | Abbie | 178 | ▲5 | |
| 39 | Erin | 177 | ▲8 | |
| 40 | Rachel | 169 | ▼1 | |
| 41 | Robyn | 166 | ▲5 | |
| 42 | Aisling | 165 | ▼1 | |
| 43 | Faye | 163 | ▲6 | |
| 44 | Rebecca | 162 | ▼4 | |
| 45 | Eva | 160 | ▲7 | |
| 45 | Layla | 160 | ▲9 | |
| 47 | Ellen | 155 | · | |
| 48 | Cara | 148 | ▲2 | |
| 49 | Freya | 144 | ▲11 | |
| 50 | Abigail | 138 | ▲3 | |
| 50 | Eve | 138 | ▼5 | |
| 50 | Isabella | 138 | ▲1 | |
| 53 | Megan | 135 | ▼15 | |
| 54 | Aine | 128 | ▲4 | |
| 54 | Clodagh | 128 | ▼10 | |
| 56 | Aoibhinn | 125 | ▲4 | |
| 57 | Millie | 120 | ▲15 | |
| 58 | Nicole | 116 | ▼16 | |
| 59 | Aoibheann | 115 | ▲10 | |
| 60 | Maja | 114 | ▼3 | |
| 61 | Sadhbh | 113 | ▼5 | |
| 62 | Eabha | 109 | ▲2 | |
| 63 | Charlotte | 106 | ▼1 | |
| 64 | Amber | 105 | ▲4 | |
| 64 | Caitlin | 105 | ▲1 | |
| 64 | Sofia | 105 | ▼6 | |
| 67 | Alannah | 104 | ▼5 | |
| 68 | Zara | 102 | ▲14 | |
| 69 | Alice | 101 | ▼3 | |
| 70 | Maria | 100 | ▼16 | |
| 71 | Elizabeth | 99 | ▼4 | |
| 71 | Lena | 99 | ▲14 | |
| 71 | Mary | 99 | ▼2 | |
| 74 | Emilia | 98 | ▲17 | |
| 75 | Aimee | 94 | ▼1 | |
| 75 | Lilly | 94 | ▲3 | |
| 77 | Hollie | 92 | New | |
| 78 | Aoibhe | 88 | ▲9 | |
| 79 | Victoria | 83 | ▲15 | |
| 80 | Eimear | 81 | ▲4 | |
| 80 | Maya | 81 | ▼6 | |
| 82 | Isabel | 80 | ▼11 | |
| 82 | Orla | 80 | ▼8 | |
| 84 | Evie | 79 | New | |
| 85 | Kayleigh | 78 | ▲12 | |
| 86 | Brooke | 76 | ▼4 | |
| 86 | Clara | 76 | ▲4 | |
| 88 | Meabh | 75 | ▲4 | |
| 89 | Lexi | 73 | ▲7 | |
| 90 | Tara | 71 | ▼16 | |
| 91 | Daisy | 70 | ▲9 | |
| 91 | Katelyn | 70 | ▼13 | |
| 93 | Ailbhe | 68 | New | |
| 93 | Amelie | 68 | New | |
| 93 | Natalia | 68 | New | |
| 93 | Sara | 68 | ▼15 | |
| 97 | Hanna | 66 | New | |
| 97 | Laoise | 66 | New | |
| 97 | Ruth | 66 | ▼11 | |
| 100 | Madison | 64 | ▼11 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies | vs 2011 | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | 831 | · | |
| 2 | James | 773 | · | |
| 3 | Daniel | 683 | ▲1 | |
| 4 | Sean | 677 | ▼1 | |
| 5 | Conor | 639 | · | |
| 6 | Adam | 558 | ▲1 | |
| 7 | Harry | 510 | ▲1 | |
| 7 | Ryan | 510 | ▼1 | |
| 9 | Dylan | 471 | ▲1 | |
| 10 | Michael | 462 | ▼1 | |
| 11 | Luke | 457 | ▲1 | |
| 12 | Charlie | 432 | ▲8 | |
| 13 | Liam | 427 | ▲4 | |
| 14 | Oisin | 407 | ▲1 | |
| 15 | Cian | 406 | ▼2 | |
| 16 | Jamie | 404 | ▼2 | |
| 17 | Thomas | 403 | ▲1 | |
| 18 | Alex | 392 | ▼8 | |
| 19 | Noah | 390 | ▲4 | |
| 20 | Darragh | 389 | ▼1 | |
| 21 | Patrick | 388 | · | |
| 22 | Aaron | 372 | ▼6 | |
| 23 | Cillian | 341 | ▼1 | |
| 24 | Matthew | 336 | · | |
| 25 | John | 297 | ▲1 | |
| 26 | Nathan | 295 | ▲3 | |
| 27 | David | 292 | ▼3 | |
| 27 | Fionn | 292 | ▲3 | |
| 29 | Evan | 278 | ▼2 | |
| 30 | Ethan | 268 | ▲1 | |
| 31 | Jake | 265 | ▲3 | |
| 32 | Kyle | 252 | ▲4 | |
| 33 | Rian | 243 | ▲9 | |
| 34 | Ben | 232 | ▼6 | |
| 34 | Max | 232 | ▲12 | |
| 36 | Eoin | 228 | ▼4 | |
| 37 | Tadhg | 224 | ▲1 | |
| 38 | Finn | 218 | ▼2 | |
| 39 | Callum | 215 | ▼4 | |
| 40 | Samuel | 213 | ▼1 | |
| 41 | Joshua | 210 | ▼8 | |
| 42 | Rory | 200 | ▲14 | |
| 43 | Jayden | 197 | ▲7 | |
| 44 | Joseph | 196 | ▼3 | |
| 45 | Tyler | 195 | ▲20 | |
| 46 | Sam | 183 | ▼1 | |
| 47 | Shane | 176 | ▼4 | |
| 48 | Mark | 175 | ▲2 | |
| 48 | Robert | 175 | ▲5 | |
| 50 | Aidan | 172 | ▼10 | |
| 51 | William | 169 | ▼4 | |
| 52 | Ronan | 167 | ▼4 | |
| 53 | Eoghan | 166 | ▲2 | |
| 54 | Alexander | 161 | ▼5 | |
| 54 | Leon | 161 | ▼2 | |
| 56 | Cathal | 160 | ▼12 | |
| 57 | Mason | 159 | ▲13 | |
| 58 | Tom | 157 | ▲8 | |
| 59 | Oliver | 155 | ▼5 | |
| 60 | Andrew | 151 | · | |
| 61 | Oscar | 150 | ▲1 | |
| 62 | Ciaran | 143 | ▼5 | |
| 63 | Bobby | 141 | · | |
| 64 | Jacob | 140 | · | |
| 65 | Senan | 126 | ▲2 | |
| 66 | Rhys | 124 | ▲2 | |
| 67 | Scott | 118 | ▲16 | |
| 68 | Benjamin | 116 | ▲6 | |
| 68 | Cormac | 116 | ▼9 | |
| 70 | Kevin | 112 | ▼12 | |
| 71 | Lucas | 109 | ▲9 | |
| 72 | Alan | 108 | ▲3 | |
| 73 | Donnacha | 106 | ▲3 | |
| 73 | Jakub | 106 | ▼12 | |
| 75 | Christopher | 105 | ▼6 | |
| 76 | Filip | 104 | ▲4 | |
| 76 | Killian | 104 | ▼4 | |
| 78 | Josh | 103 | ▼1 | |
| 79 | Alfie | 102 | ▲6 | |
| 80 | Tommy | 101 | ▲8 | |
| 81 | Ruairi | 99 | ▲13 | |
| 82 | Odhran | 98 | ▲6 | |
| 83 | Oran | 97 | ▼3 | |
| 84 | Leo | 96 | ▼5 | |
| 85 | Isaac | 95 | New | |
| 86 | Dara | 94 | ▼13 | |
| 86 | Jason | 94 | ▼15 | |
| 88 | Zach | 93 | ▲8 | |
| 89 | Martin | 91 | ▼1 | |
| 89 | Peter | 91 | ▼2 | |
| 91 | Brian | 90 | ▲1 | |
| 92 | Danny | 88 | New | |
| 93 | Niall | 86 | ▼7 | |
| 93 | Tomas | 86 | ▲4 | |
| 95 | Edward | 84 | · | |
| 95 | Stephen | 84 | ▼18 | |
| 97 | Logan | 80 | New | |
| 98 | Kacper | 79 | New | |
| 99 | Anthony | 77 | ▼16 | |
| 100 | Billy | 76 | New |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0. Ranks are the CSO's own, which count each spelling separately (for example Fiadh and Fíadh). Tied names share a rank.